Hens make the peep sound when they are content, and rooting around, or walking. I hunt merriams, usually on farm land, and sometimes in the hills, but mainly on private farms.I hunt by myself, because I don't want to show people turkey hunting places.Also, farmers might let one guy on, but not two.I go to public land, if I have somebody with me, and then things get harder, because other hunters can go in there, and totally screw things up.Id like to do a slam, but that would cost thousands of dollars, so I've resigned to the western birds, which are great.Im going to use my bow this spring, and I could have used it last spring I think, but they might see you draw, and that's a concern, as well as wounding a bird, and I don't want to do that.I don't hunt big game, never have, but I'm decent with a bow, and I think I can get a bird.